The Clifton chronicles books in order
The Clifton chronicles is a series of 5 books by Jeffrey Archer: 2,186 pages, about 40 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 5
- books
- 2,186
- pages
- 40 hours
- to read them all
- 81 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Only Time Will Tell 8.2 h 2 
The Sins of the Father 7.3 h 3 
Best Kept Secret 7.6 h 4 
Be Careful What You Wish For 7.3 h 6 
Cometh the Hour 9.7 h Bar height shows length.
Not listed here yet: book 5.
The books
- 1
Only Time Will Tell 2011 8.2 h
"From the popular author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph.
- 2
The Sins of the Father 2012 7.3 h
It is only days before Britain declares war on Germany.
- 3
Best Kept Secret 2001 7.6 h
Best Kept Secret opens a moment after the end of The Sins of the Father, with the resolution of the trial and the triumphant marriage of Harry Clifton and Elizabeth Barrington…
- 4
Be Careful What You Wish For 2014 7.3 h
"Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident.
- 6
Cometh the Hour 2016 9.7 h
The reading of a suicide note has devastating consequences for the Clifton family.
How much is left
| After book 1, Only Time Will Tell | about 32 hours left |
| After book 2, The Sins of the Father | about 25 hours left |
| After book 3, Best Kept Secret | about 17 hours left |
| After book 4, Be Careful What You Wish For | about 10 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 40 hours 5 minutes
All 5 books listed here, 2,186 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
81 days (about 12 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.